Lot 146
  • 146

François-Emile Décorchemont

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • François-Emile Décorchemont
  • Vase trois masques antiques lauriers, le modèle créé en 1912, diffusé jusqu'en 1919
  • Signé du cachet circulaire Décorchemont et numéroté 40
  • glass
  • Hauteur : 23 cm (9 1/2 in.)
pâte de verre dans les tons beige, brun et vert pâle

Literature

Véronique Ayroles, François Décorchemont, Maître de la pâte de verre, éd. Norma, Paris, 2006, p. 64 pour le même modèle à la galerie Barry Friedman, New York, et reproduit p. 237

Condition

Très bon état général. Infimes bulles éclatées en surface, d'origine. Overall very good condition. Small air bubbles inclusions throughout inherent in the making. A few small and minor burst air bubbles to the exterior, inherent in the making. With one small open air bubble to the lower right of one of the masques, approximately 1/8 inch in diameter visible on close inspection. The bottom interior with light surface dirt.
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Catalogue Note

Modèle 40 dans les archives de l'artiste. Neuf exemplaires ont été réalisés, trois sont à ce jour localisés, dont un au Chrysler Museum of Art de Norfolk en Virginie.